Delegates to this week’s SAG-AFTRA biennial convention will be voting on dozens of proposed resolutions, including one that appears to be aimed directly at President Donald Trump, who has called nu…
. One of those resolutions stems from an alleged threat against her during the campaign in which a member tweeted “Let’s get rid of her once and for all!” alongside a clip from, in which Al Pacino’s Tony Montana blasts a roomful of armed men after yelling, “Say hello to my little friend!”condemned the tweet
A competing resolution, which was brought by members of the union’ opposition party who believe that their supporters were threatened and intimidated by guild leaders during the election, was ruled “out of order” and will not be put up for a vote of the delegates.
In their statement of support, its sponsors said: “Sexual harassment has been a scourge of the entertainment industry for decades, and thanks to the courage of many survivors of harassment, this issue is now receiving the attention and emphasis it deserves. Along with other industry partners, SAG-AFTRA has been at the forefront of these efforts to create a permanent change in the culture of the industry.
Unlike the WGA West and the DGA, SAG-AFTRA does not own its own headquarters, but there’s a resolution for that too.
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